PREVIOUSLY...the New York Knickshave won five straight games, four of them on the road. The first three wins came on the West Coast (granted, against Sacramento, Golden State, and the Clippers) and the last two came in a home-and-home, back-to-back against Charlotte on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The 8-8 Knicks have benefited from the additions of NBA veterans Amar'e Stoudemire, Raymond Felton, and Ronny Turiaf as well as from spending a second-round pick on a 6-7 22-year-old who did not spend last season on the bench of a poor team in the French league.

Consider this an open thread for all pre-game, in-game, and post-game (but pre-recap) thoughts.